carpet vs. wood floor in your sewing room
#12
I have engineered wood. All my furniture is on castors so I can rearrange to suit my needs or include a sewing buddy. Sweeps up easily because I tend to drop threads on the floor instead of in the garbage can. It is also easy to spot pins.
#13
Originally Posted by SueSew
Originally Posted by NJ Quilter
I have a wood floor with an area rug in the center of the (very small) room. Like both. Mind you, the dust bunnies get quite thick as I'm not a frequent (weekly) cleaner. I suck them up with the vac as far as it will reach. My threads and scraps seem to vac up fine on the carpet but it's a very low pile while still being of the 'plush' variety vs. berber or something else really low pile.
#15
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Western NY
Posts: 152
I was lucky enough to have a house that had all of the old wood floors covered by (yucky) carpet when we bought it. The carpeting came out the same day we closed! I much prefer the wood floors in my sewing room :-)
#17
Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
i removed my carpet and installed laminate. it is so much easier to clean up [and see that it needs cleaning]. not only are there pieces of thread and fabric, but the dust from sewing needs more cleaning than i would do with the carpet.
#18
I do not like carpet in my sewing room or sewing area for a number of reasons. Some that come to mind are the pins and threads that get lost in carpet until you either step on them or the threads wind themselves around the wheels of your rolling chair or vacuum. Ask me how I know this.....lol. I now have wood but, if I had it to do over again, I would opt for tile or linoleum.
#19
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Clay Springs AZ
Posts: 3,229
I have laminate and love it. Two pieces of cheap carpet under my chairs as they go flying across the room on the laminate. But they sure collect the threads and fabric pieces since Im a messy sewer.
Cant imagine having carpet it would be a disaster.
Cant imagine having carpet it would be a disaster.
#20
I have nasty 70's shag carpet in my sewing room and as soon as I can afford to get laminate, it's coming out! I hate it, hate it, hate it! If I drop a pin, I can't find it until I step on it, I have to drag out the vacuum to clean up....way to difficult as opposed to cleaning up wood or tile floors (get out the swiffer and in 3 minutes the floor is clean). I will never buy carpet for anywhere in my house.....ever!
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